Compliance Framework

ISO 42001 Compliance

ISO/IEC 42001 is the international standard for an AI Management System (AIMS) — the first certifiable framework for governing how an organization builds and operates AI.

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Who needs ISO 42001

Companies building or deploying AI and ML products who need to demonstrate responsible-AI governance to enterprise buyers, partners, or regulators.

Key ISO 42001 requirements

The core of what ISO 42001 asks you to put in place.

  • An AI Management System scoped to your AI use cases
  • AI risk assessment and AI impact assessment processes
  • Policies for responsible, transparent, and accountable AI
  • Data governance, model lifecycle, and change controls for AI systems
  • Roles, competencies, and human oversight of AI
  • Monitoring, internal audit, and continual improvement

Typical timeline

Similar to ISO 27001: several months to build the AIMS, then a two-stage certification audit. Timelines are still maturing since the standard was published in 2023.

How we help with ISO 42001

We map your AI systems, run AI risk and impact assessments, and build the AIMS documentation and controls — combined with hands-on AI and LLM security testing so governance is backed by real technical assurance.

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ISO 42001 questions

What is ISO 42001?

The international standard for an AI Management System, published in 2023. It governs how you develop, deploy, and monitor AI responsibly.

Who needs ISO 42001?

Organizations building or operating AI products that want to prove responsible-AI governance to buyers, partners, or regulators.

How does ISO 42001 relate to ISO 27001?

They share the same management-system structure, so an existing ISMS gives you a strong head start on an AIMS.

Does ISO 42001 replace AI security testing?

No. It governs the management system. Pair it with adversarial AI and LLM testing, for example against the OWASP LLM Top 10, for technical assurance.

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